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MUMBAI: Volkswagen Group owned German sports car maker Porsche has launched a completely revamped Cayman S on Tuesday at Rs 93.99 lakh ex-showroom New Delhi. Commenting on the newly introduced Cayman S model in India, Anil Reddi , Director of Porsche India , said: ""Along with the Boxster, the (Cayman S) model won the coveted 2013 World Performance Car award this March. It is built for driving through bends like few other sports cars and offers an outstanding sports car experience combined with the practicality of everyday driving.

GUWAHATI: German luxury car maker Porsche will launch a limited edition of sports car '911' for global market, including India, in September. "On the 50th anniversary year of 911, Porsche is celebrating the success of its most iconic sports car with a special anniversary model based on the '911 Carrera S' at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt," the company said in a statement. Porsche will present the limited edition model on September 12, 2013. "The limited edition model is available for order as of now, with first deliveries scheduled to start in December this year.

GREATER NOIDA: Savouring their stupendous series-win over Australia, six Indian cricketers, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni , today spent time driving on the Buddh International Circuit here, country's only Formula One track. Dhoni rode his 'X132 Hellcat', which he bought last year, on the 5.14km long circuit. The Indian captain is known for his passion for high-speed mean machines and even owns a team in FIM Supersport World Championship. Batting legend Sachin Tendukar, who had waved the chequered flag during the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in 2011, had a taxi ride as a BIC official drove him around the free-flowing circuit.

GREATER NOIDA: Savouring their stupendous series-win over Australia, six Indian cricketers, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni , today spent time driving on the Buddh International Circuit here, country's only Formula One track. Dhoni rode his 'X132 Hellcat', which he bought last year, on the 5.14km long circuit. The Indian captain is known for his passion for high-speed mean machines and even owns a team in FIM Supersport World Championship. Batting legend Sachin Tendukar , who had waved the chequered flag during the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in 2011, had a taxi ride as a BIC official drove him around the free-flowing circuit.

KARNAL: Kashish Malik is a second year engineering student, but his achievement can make expert auto engineers go green with envy. With just Rs 70,000, Malik and his classmates have developed a sports car using a discarded 100 cc engine of an age-old Kinetic Honda. The car is based on a design called 'reverse-trike', which has two front wheels and one rear wheel or power wheel. The R&D departments of leading auto MNCs have taken note of the innovation. But Malik is now busy with his next project - a low cost chauffeur bike soon.

NEW DELHI: Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has issued notice to the Lamborghini on a petition by Exclusive Motors against CCI rejecting allegations of market abuse by the Italian sport car maker. The COMPAT has directed Lamborghini to file its reply by March 21. It has also issued notice to fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI). "Issue Notice to the respondents (Lamborghini and CCI) returnable on March 21, 2013... accepts notice on behalf of the CCI," said a COMPAT bench headed by its Chairman Justice V S Sirpurkar in its order dated February 6. On November 6, 2012 CCI had rejected a complaint against Lamborghini by Exclusive Motors Private Ltd alleging abuse of dominant market position by the Italian sports car maker.

TOKYO/FRANKFURT: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's biggest maker of luxury vehicles, will work with Toyota Motor to produce a midsize sports car, expanding their cooperation amid industry efforts to limit development costs. BMW and Toyota, the world's biggest manufacturer of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles , will also set up partnerships to create fuel-cell systems, lightweight materials and lithium- air batteries, the companies said on Thursday. The agreement adds to joint work begun in 2011 in which Munich-based BMW will supply diesel engines to Toyota and the two collaborate on lithium-ion batteries and other fuel-saving projects.

NEW DELHI: Luxury car maker Audi today launched a new version of super sports car R8 in India, priced between Rs 1.35 crore and Rs 1.74 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). "First month of 2013 already saw the launch of new Audi Q5 and I am confident that with the launch of this new Audi R8 , we will further consolidate our leadership position in the super sports car segment in India," Audi India Head Michael Perschke told reporters here. This is a critical year for Audi in India and the company will announce several initiatives on the product front such as launch of the new S6 in the second quarter, he added.

MUMBAI: German super sports car maker Porsche AG said it has already zoomed past last year's sales numbers, with a month to spare, helped by soaring deliveries in November. It sold 1,28,978 vehicles worldwide in January to November 2012, posting a 17.6% growth over 2011. Led by the third generation of Porsche Boxster , which is in high demand internationally, November sales rose 38.7% to 12,928 vehicles. Around 1,200 roadster models were sold in the month, a nearly three-fold increase over last year.